Plugin Framework for Java News

Finally the first stable release of the Plugin Framework for Java has been released.
It can be downloaded as a library, or you can go to the source section and get the source code.

It contains the distributed architecture, the plugable architecture and now it is also possible to send message both synchronous and a-synchronous.

There is a test case in the test source folder. This folder only exists in the SVN though. It is NOT included in any of the libraries at this time.

A new beta version has been released. This version contains an experimental Transaction Manager. With this transaction manager it becomes possible to easily create transactions that span multiple plugins.
The transaction manager handles all the hassle of the disributed part of the framework. When using the framework, having a local transaction or a distributed transaction makes no difference. This is in line with the guiding principles behind the framework.
Moving from a local installation of the framework to a distributed version of the framework is as simple as a configuration change.... read more

Today the new beta version of PFfJ has been released. This version contains a complete overhaul of the configuration file as the most notable change.
An ant build file has also been added. Through this build file the release and javadoc etc. can be built.
The actual download has been split into three parts, the binaries in PFfJ.jar, the sources in PFfJsrc.jar and the javadoc in PFfJjavadoc.jar.

There has also been some changes to the wiki to reflact the new config format.

Hello all,

It gives me great pleasure to announce the first public beta release of PFfJ. Or in full, the Plugin Framework for Java.

This framework is intended for use with any java application, J2EE and J2SE and maybe, who knows, in the future J2ME.
It has several features already. The Plugin system is up and running. This Plugin system allows you to create your own plugins based of off the BasePlugin provided by the framework.
Also, the distributed functionality is up and running, albeit in a farly basic form.
Both these features can be easily configured through an XML configuration file.... read more